When Paige returned to her room, she sat on her bed, contemplating everything that had unfolded. One question lingered persistently in her mind. Anthony Summers, the only father she had known, now claimed she wasn't his daughter. If he wasn't her father, then who was? How could her mother have been pregnant by someone else? Despite everyone's doubts, she held steadfast in her belief that her mom wasn't promiscuous; her mother was principled. But then, who was her real father?She had considered asking Zach for help in uncovering the truth about her past. Yet, when Hailey entered the scene, his attention was divided. To Zach, Paige was simply someone he was assisting, not someone he had any personal attachment to.However, Hailey had been a constant presence since his childhood, so much so that Zach considered her family. Although their relationship was platonic, Paige felt hesitant to compete for Zach's attention when Hailey was around. This uncertainty led her to distance herself
When Zach got so close to kissing Paige, she felt his breath fan her face. Before she could open her eyes, he got up and turned his back on her.As her eyes opened, she stared at him wondering why he had been so close to her. He had his back to her for a while but finally turned.When he saw that she was awake and looking at him, he was surprised."Mmmmmh... When...when did you wake up?" he stuttered."Just now," Paige replied. "I felt your presence and smelled your cologne.""Oh, okay," Zach replied.For some reason, he suddenly felt awkward around Paige."Sorry for keeping you," he said. "I just had so much on my plate, probably because I traveled and wasn't around for a while.""I get it," Paige said. "It's already past twelve and almost one, what are we going to do?""You know what? Let's forget about going to the agency for now," Zach replied. "You should go to school, so if there's anything that is expected of the winners, you can attend to it. I will quickly drop you off, okay
Paige stared at the man who claimed to be her father, while she struggled to make sense of what was going on."You are my Dad? How? Since when?Or do you want to take advantage of the fact that Anthony Summers has denied me as his daughter?"The man smiled, "That's a nice theory, Paige, but tell me, what would I gain by pretending to be your father?""I dunno, you tell me!" Paige replied.The man regarded Paige for a while and said, "You're just like her, beautiful and adorable.""My mom?"He nodded.His words pleased her and she smiled."Sorry for hugging you out of the blue, Paige. Let's start over," the man said. "My name is Melvin Lawson. I am forty eight years old and your mom was the love of my life.""If my mom was the love of your life, then why did you let her marry that scumbag, Anthony?""I will tell you everything, Paige but for the avoidance of doubt, let's get a DNA test done first. I'm talking about a paternity test. I'm convinced that you are my daughter but I want y
After Zach was left in the bedroom with Paige and the butler left with Tony, Susan was filled with so much jealousy that she marched to Hailey's room.At this time, Hailey was lying down, thinking. She was mapping out her plan to get Paige out of Zach's life permanently. She didn't want to rush it; she wanted to take it as slowly as possible, believing that this way, no one would point fingers at her. At this point, Susan came into her room, barging in."What do you think you're doing?" She asked, losing her temper.Susan replied, "I'm so sorry, Miss Hailey. I need to tell you that Mr. Fletcher came back home drunk, and Paige is with him. They are alone in his bedroom, with the door locked.""What?"Hailey quickly got up. "Paige? This girl... She's daring me. Doesn't she know Zach belongs to me?"Since Hailey could barely walk well, she had to move while limping until she got to the room.Once she was in front of Zach's room, she held the handle of the door. Realizing it wasn't locke
As Paige stared at the video playing on the manager's phone, only one culprit came to her mind: "Anthony Summers."Of course, he must've plotted with Candy and his wife for them to do this. If only they knew who they were offending. She began to think that Anthony was fortunate that Zach's face did not show. Anyway, Zach was already going to deal with him, so this did not change anything.The manager took his phone from her and said, "As I was saying, your reputation is bad. We normally don't take in people with negative publicity. I'm only just letting you into the agency....well because you came recommended. your personality is really bad. I mean, at your age, there are so many scandals around you. Hold on, let me get the contract."As the man opened his drawer, he took out a contract from it and placed it on the table, "You can go ahead and sign it."Paige stared at the man for a while and finally took out a pen from her bag, wanting to sign.However, Zach held her wrist, and she t
Paige's manager came into the office at this time, and she was given all the details about her assistant. She said she was going to go through it and get back to him later. After that, they left.Once they were inside Zach's car, she was just about to call Melvin when Zach said, "This is what we're going to do, Paige. Yes, this man did know your mother, and it seems they were friends, but we cannot be sure. What if he's an enemy disguised as a friend? It's better that he doesn't know me yet. You shouldn't let your enemy know your greatest weapon."Paige smiled, "You're my greatest weapon?""Yeah, well, so to speak. What if he's coming around because he wants to know why you've been so successful or he wants to know who's backing you? This is what we're going to do."Patting her head, he continued, "The hospital in question, I own some of its shares, so I have a major influence in the hospital. I'm going to make sure you both have your conversation in a room from which I can monitor
After crying, Paige wiped her eyes and chuckled, "Sorry, I've been told that I'm a crybaby. Sometimes I get too emotional.""It's okay," Melvin replied, "Your mom was like that too.""Really? Did my mom cry a lot?" Paige asked."I wouldn't say she cried a lot. She was an emotional person and she usually gave way to tears easily." Melvin explained."That's strange; I never saw her cry," Paige replied."So, tell me, where do you stay? And, the guardian you spoke about earlier, is it possible for me to finally meet him?"Paige smiled awkwardly, "Well, I guess you can see him. I actually live in his house."Melvin stared at her in surprise, "You do? Tell me about your relationship.....is he like a boyfriend or something?"Paige shook her head, "No, far from it. He is so cool.On the day Mr. Anthony had his last marriage anniversary with his wife, they accused me of theft and kicked me out of the house. At the time, I fainted under the rain and wished for death. But a man saved me and too
Back in the Summers mansion, Candy remained in bed, sulking. Her mom came to sit beside her on the bed and said, "Come on, Candy. For how long will you remain cooped up in your room? You haven't gone to school since you came back from Wembley, and you've barely had anything to eat. You can't keep doing this to yourself just because Paige beat you in the contest. You know your father did the best he could for you. He's currently tackling Paige and everyone is making fun of her. But there's something you should learn from her though."Candy frowned, "Mom, are you trying to say that Paige is better than me?""No, my dear. How can that good-for-nothing bitch be better than you? What I'm saying is that everyone is making fun of Paige now.They keep talking about how rotten and disgusting she is, but does that stop her from pursuing what she wants? No. Paige still goes to school and she still attends her classes. Otherwise, how do you think we were able to capture the pictures your dad p